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  1. Article: Electrolyte imbalance in critically ill paediatric patients.

    Naseem, Faizia / Saleem, Ayesha / Mahar, Imtiaz Ahmed / Arif, Fehmina

    Pakistan journal of medical sciences

    2019  Volume 35, Issue 4, Page(s) 1093–1098

    Abstract: Objective: To determine the frequency and outcome of electrolyte imbalance in seriously ill children admitted in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a public sector hospital in Karachi.: Methods: All children between the ages of one month to 12 ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency and outcome of electrolyte imbalance in seriously ill children admitted in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a public sector hospital in Karachi.
    Methods: All children between the ages of one month to 12 years admitted in PICU from May 2017 to October 2017 were included. Blood samples were drawn to determine the baseline sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous and followed 24 hourly or earlier, if needed (Those who had imbalance at admission or on subsequent repeat labs as per protocol).
    Results: A total of 101 children were included in the study. Electrolyte imbalance was seen in 84%. A single electrolyte imbalance was noted in 30.58%. Hypocalcemia was the most frequent abnormality noted in 57.6%. Among the total expiries during the study period 91% had electrolyte imbalance. Mortality within 48 hours and duration of stay was also increased in these patients.
    Conclusion: Electrolyte imbalance is an important prognostic indicator in critically ill patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-27
    Publishing country Pakistan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2032827-8
    ISSN 1681-715X ; 1682-024X ; 1017-4699
    ISSN (online) 1681-715X
    ISSN 1682-024X ; 1017-4699
    DOI 10.12669/pjms.35.4.286
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  2. Article: Frequency of Acute Kidney Injury in tetanus patients of Paedriatic Intensive Care Unit: A Public Hospital Experience.

    Naseem, Faizia / Hussain, Abid / Arif, Fehmina

    Pakistan journal of medical sciences

    2018  Volume 34, Issue 2, Page(s) 363–367

    Abstract: Background and objective: Tetanus is a potentially fatal but preventable disease. Mortality is related to severity of the disease, cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal complications. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and lethal complication of ... ...

    Abstract Background and objective: Tetanus is a potentially fatal but preventable disease. Mortality is related to severity of the disease, cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal complications. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and lethal complication of tetanus. The objective was to determine the frequency of AKI in tetanus patients managed in a public hospital.
    Methods: Children aged 1-12 years admitted in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with the clinical diagnosis of tetanus over three and half years were recruited for the retrospective study. pRIFLE (Pediatric Risk, Injury, Failure, Loss, End) criteria was applied to all cases of tetanus to categorize them as having AKI or not, on the basis of estimated creatinine clearance (ECCL). Comparison was done between AKI and non-AKI cases, as well as between AKI survivors and AKI non-survivors. The study was conducted at PICU of Dr. Ruth K.M. PFau Civil Hospital Karachi for tetanus cases admitted during July 2013 to December 2016.
    Results: During the study period, 44 patients of tetanus were enrolled. Nearly 32 % of tetanus patients developed acute renal dysfunction according to PRIFLE criteria. There were overall 15 (34.09%) expiries among tetanus patients among which nine (60%) had AKI. Oliguria was observed in five (35.71%) cases. All the AKI non-survivors had ECCL below 50% and all had autonomic instability. AKI developed towards the end of first week in three cases, mid of second week in four cases and third week in seven cases. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) i.e. peritoneal dialysis (PD) was done in four AKI cases but it did not improve the outcome. CRP was more than 50 in 24 (54.54%) cases. Ventilatory support was given to 85.71% with AKI as compared to 66.66% of non AKI patients.
    Conclusion: Development of AKI in tetanus is multifactorial. Major contributors are severity of the tetanus itself, presence of autonomic instability, ventilator dependency, and sepsis. Presence of AKI worsens the outcome of tetanus in terms of survival, length of stay, hospital cost and ventilator days.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-26
    Publishing country Pakistan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2032827-8
    ISSN 1681-715X ; 1682-024X ; 1017-4699
    ISSN (online) 1681-715X
    ISSN 1682-024X ; 1017-4699
    DOI 10.12669/pjms.342.14254
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  3. Article: Two years' study of Tetanus cases in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.

    Naseem, Faizia / Mahar, Imtiaz Ahmad / Arif, Fehmina

    Pakistan journal of medical sciences

    2016  Volume 32, Issue 3, Page(s) 641–645

    Abstract: Objective: To study the demographic and clinical features, outcome, complications and treatment cost of tetanus patients admitted in Paediatirc Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK).: Methods: It is a descriptive observational ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To study the demographic and clinical features, outcome, complications and treatment cost of tetanus patients admitted in Paediatirc Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK).
    Methods: It is a descriptive observational study conducted at Civil Hospital Karachi from July 2013 to June 2015. Patients of tetanus admitted in PICU during the study period were enrolled. Data was collected from the file records of patients and included the demographic profile, clinical presentation, grade of severity, length of stay, complications and outcome. It also included the cost of treatment. Descriptive statistics were applied to describe the results.
    Results: During the study period, 23 cases of tetanus were admitted in P.I.C.U. twelve were male and 11 female. Majority of cases (13) belonged to age group 2-6 years. Seventeen cases were unvaccinated and 6 had received only BCG & OPV. None was appropriately vaccinated for age. There were 9 cases of post injury tetanus, 6 of them were males, 5 cases of otogenic tetanus and 9 cases had no clinically identifiable portal of entry. Eleven cases belonged to grade III severity of Ablett classification and 6 had grade IV severity. Mortality in our case series was 26%. Autonomic instability was seen in 17 patients and all of them needed ionotropic support. The estimated cost of per day treatment of a tetanus patient with mechanical ventilation was approximatly 31, 979/Pak Rs and without mechanical ventilation was 20,000/Pak Rs.
    Conclusion: Tetanus is an entirely preventable disease with a high mortality. Treatment is very costly as compared to vaccination which is free of cost. Complete vaccination and proper wound care is the only option to reduce the ongoing burden of tetanus.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-03-04
    Publishing country Pakistan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2032827-8
    ISSN 1681-715X ; 1682-024X ; 1017-4699
    ISSN (online) 1681-715X
    ISSN 1682-024X ; 1017-4699
    DOI 10.12669/pjms.323.9165
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  4. Article: Knowledge Of Maintenance Intravenous Fluid Therapy In Acutely Ill Hospitalized Children Among Residents.

    Haque, Anwarul / Mirza, Sadiq / Jafri, Sidra Kaleem / Naseem, Faizia / Khan, Khalid Mahmood / Afzal, Muhammad Faheem / Hamid, Muhammad Haroon

    Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC

    2016  Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 345–347

    Abstract: Background: Isotonic saline is recommended as maintenance intravenous fluid therapy (MIVFT) for most of the acutely ill hospitalized children. The aim of this study is to assess the current knowledge of paediatric residents regarding the selection of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Isotonic saline is recommended as maintenance intravenous fluid therapy (MIVFT) for most of the acutely ill hospitalized children. The aim of this study is to assess the current knowledge of paediatric residents regarding the selection of MIVFT in hospitalized children.
    Methods: We conducted a paper-based questionnaire survey to paediatric residents from ten centres asking selection of MIVFT in four common clinical scenarios in 6-month and 10-year old patients as well as monitoring of fluid balance and electrolyte.
    Results: 445 responses were collected (>90% response rate). Majority [78.3% (n=348)] of them were FCPS-trainees. The 0.9%, 0.45% and 0.2% solution were selected by 45.8%, 43.98% and 10.92% respectively. The isotonic and hypotonic solution was prescribed in 6- mo (35.22% vs. 64.76% [p<0.001]) and 10-year (54.49% vs. 44.98%) in four different clinical scenarios respectively. 0.45% solution was most commonly prescribed MIVFT in pneumonia (50.22%) and meningitis (45.39%) and 0.9% solution was most commonly selected in acute gastroenteritis (55.05%) and post-operative patients (51.23%). Fluid balance and electrolyte monitoring were selected by 96.9% and 55.7% respondents respectively.
    Conclusions: Our survey reports that more than fifty percent of paediatric residents have inadequate knowledge about maintenance intravenous fluid therapy in acutely ill hospitalized children.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-04
    Publishing country Pakistan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2192473-9
    ISSN 1025-9589
    ISSN 1025-9589
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